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of France Dawns as: By Next Month, ely Over Ninety-Mile Markings on German by French Eauipment Show Grave Paris, June 9.

Shortage of Reserves fee nine to. Argonne, me hundred divisions in the battle Paris, June 9. As French artillery and aviation today is the crucial day of continued to take an enormous toll of German mechanized material during the fourth day of the Battle of France, an official French analysis of operations last night said German numerical superiority in tanks and planes was fast being reduced. Other official dispatches indicated it was possible for the Allies to gain equality in the air during July if the present rhythm of French and British production and shipments from America continue.

The French contended that numerical equality will in reality give the Allies air mastery, because they claim. air victories thus far, in spite of their numerical inferiority, have proved the superiority of Allied pilots.

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